Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-06-02
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IN the PsiblisAsrs' BWlletin Osmar q
Whites One who goes over, as thing 1
Of daily routine, most OF thu great news I
uaperh Of New York may perhaps in |
structively state his Impressions concera-
the Epensag Post is not one Of the
numbar with which he is we'll acquainted
and whether the charges OF literary prlg-
eishneas and unprinoipledness in politics
sometimes brought against il are well
founded or not, he Is not prepared TO say
BIT the writer ON those rare oceasions
when it falls in his way, enjoys the
pernsal Of its dignified and seemiy
columns, which he finds TO be well in
formed and we'll written, with the I'M
mistatabIe favor Of scholarship about
them.
That nondesoripi sheet, the Telegram, |
sets one wondering why people should |
luy IL. Yet they do. 1 see q customer
occasionally, and cannot but regard the
snnn or woman who pays two cents for
snel q sheet as something of curiosity.
One might understand it il the two-eent
sveninR paper wasn't 80 much better, and
ono at half the price, better than either.
Headlines, and habble and clippings, with
ptfiau OF newa But want 10 do justice
10 the man who Yields the scissors.
without his intelligent services, what an
abortion would the poor little pink sheet
bel
OF the Eoening Sun nothing but what
is good can be said, and the birth OF st.
PattielSs Day, 1887, gives promise Of I'M
mortality. In charge OF thorough
newspaper man, liberal in its expenditure
for both news aud literary cultivation in
its writer's, edited with q rare diserimina.
ton as to news used and rejected, and
with no opinions to hurt anybody but
always bright and entertaining, our young
friend is a wonderful pennyworth Like
the sun IN its sphere II is alone IN its
glory. ..
49, a friend with q bitter tongue puts it
The Afaii sHd ErpT6ss ia n good news
paper, and wonld be presentabie II it had
An editorial page. The holes in page 2
have to be filled up every day, and the
drsary stuff dumped into them, it is ouly
inst to say, has an occasional sheen In
ID. This may be only bit of glass, but
II ia a relief TO the monotouy il only the
nerest trife in itself.
N Irather like the Advertiser, and lshonld
ike il better il it were less self-consclous
In tone. It strikes one as being oyerbur-
dened with editorial wisdom. It says
good things, but they could be said much
more pleasantly. One doesn't like to sit
at the feet of ones newspaper. This
friend we love to have tell us all it knows
without reminding us Of our Ignorance
and want Of reflection. When IT stops &c
bubble about q particle or the exact us'
Of a word, sacrificing much space seem
inRly to show how wise, even in iitti'
THINGS It is, | confess to being bored, tn
first step, gentle reader, towards disgust
could, however, ill spare my Advertiser
full Of news as it is, and careful to con
scientiousness in its presentation. Woul
Il were less of the schoolmaster.
/ hope to be excused from giving a
opinion Of the Graphic. The impressio
NAV be a mistaken one, but that prir
seems to have SO much to bear airead
that 10 prick it gently with the point {
my quill would be an act of cruelt!
There is still plenty Of opportunity K
the GgdpAic II has no competitor in i
own field.
Never before, to my knowledge, h
the never modest Herald blown Its hoi
80 loudly and persistently as Of late. II
success Of the World has set it to wo
with some purpose, to tell both tho
who hear and those who forbear, what
astonishingly important thing it is.
critical inspector of this much boastl
sheet finds that IL certainly is better N
than it was some months ago. Its ne
columns tenn, but "boiled down. h
would they be ? And the wretched affec
ton OF style to be found in them, invo
ing to the apprehension Of many n read
the Doubt whether the things told
true or not for why such absurd f
about the relation of matters of +
which, IL related in simple, straight
ward and sincere way, are we'll told o
unquestionably / submit that gr
newspaper is not the place for call
youths to be ''smartn in. There may
older offenders on the Herald staff, co
to think. That silly, Dragging editor
page, the originator of this and that les
lation, the arbiter of national polici
tlaa rudder which directs the course
things in general in this world,
strange TO say, notwithstanding its
elusive and unquestionable right I
duty TO be all this and n good
more--that is in its own account Of
matter-is about as weak an iniliction
.gaointsd seFibble Is one can lind iD
Nitv Of iag York. could j. more
ii q II rfts with fEa on
respect for the man Of brains and ac
M who founded it and made il q splel
property. There was time when
Herald had character and power ~
its ''specials'' had something i'll theI
TIE rule, and not, as is perhaps the
now, in the opinion Of good judges
the execution, ! can't see why the el
siye use Of news that is no good TO
hody-which is not infrequently n fea
Of the @blower"- should be made
subject of tedious brag. Perhaps the
OF paying for that could only be mat
by the idiocy of this.
The neighboring Times lots its n
dant information speak for itself,
leaves the sound thinking, well-digt
information md scholarly literary
nent OF itE expression of opinion, 70
comiaendation Of the judiGiuus. I
no room for tritiing Of any sort !
lees for rodomontnde. The paper
earnest and thoughtful people, who
TO take q reasonable view Of things
PINES is, J think without question
most powerful Of the Nov York MOI
papers. How nicely il glagad p
opinion in 1851, Il came out a
winning side then. md no abuse ut
seeding Republican paper can
this fact less obvious. Tie leading
paper expressing N1igwunipishs
ions, il was the staniard-bearer o.
regiment which went into action
decided lie mighty struggle / III
more free 10 speak on this sHbjsct q
political yicws we're opposed 10 tho
the great newspaper uuder review.
Of the vanquishtd | respect the pr
Of the coldrelor, and am free TO Sal
tile Times had Just rs much right T.
pose my candidate AA | to support
r. Whether ones Vows do or do not
with that piper nj fair minded per
VIZ tuink but Inusi respect the eXtrROri